Australia’s Greatest Mystery: The Somerton Man

About this episode

Michael Kent explores the mysterious case of the Somerton Man, a well-dressed man found dead on an Australian beach with no identification.

A well-dressed man is found dead on an Australian beach with no identification, no known family, and a hidden scrap of paper reading “Tamám Shud” - “it is finished.” What followed became one of the strangest mysteries of the 20th century involving secret codes, missing labels, Cold War spy theories, and a question that haunted investigators for more than 70 years. This week, Michael Kent dives into the eerie true story of the Somerton Man. Then we play the Yap Yap Quiz with The Cosmic Romantics! Review this podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-internet-says-it-s-true/id1530853589 Bonus episodes and content available at http://Patreon.com/MichaelKent For special discounts and links to our sponsors, visit http://theinternetsaysitstrue.com/deals

People in this episode

Host: Michael Kent

Guest: The Cosmic Romantics

Topics covered

• mystery
• true crime
• history
• codes
• investigation

Keywords

• Somerton Man
• mystery
• Australia
• true crime
• codes
• investigation
• Tamám Shud

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Australia

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